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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
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In Feng Shui the closet represents secrets: the Manolo Blahnik fetish you’re hiding; the coat you paid way-too-much for and never wore; the muff made of real fur, even though you tell everyone it’s faux. And nowhere are there more secrets than in an underwear drawer. We women do love to keep secrets. The two sanctuaries are the purse and the underwear drawer. No one dare go into either without an engraved invitation. Why all the secrecy around the skivvies? Well, it’s hard to say exactly, but in general, we don’t want people to know we’re living in the past. Open up an underwear drawer and you’re suddenly awash in cotton, silk, lace and satin. No matter how big the drawer, it’s never quite big enough. We always have more underwear, pantyhose, socks and garters than a person knows what to do with. The trouble is with drawers that full, there is no room for the new, beautiful, luxurious underthings we may come across. And even if we manage to stuff new knickers in there, they certainly aren’t going to be treated with the care and attention they deserve.
THE UNFORTUNATE FACTS of the underwear drawer: 1. We hang onto underwear too long. Men aren’t the only ones running around in moth-eaten undergarments. In a sentimental unwillingness to part with old triangles of fabric, we rob ourselves of the opportunity to keep things that make us look and feel our best. 2. We’re sentimental about underwear. Yes, that’s right, I said sentimental. There’s the underwear you were given nine Valentine’s Days ago, the bra you bought when you were in Europe when you were 21 and socks you keep because they were a gift, but refuse to wear because they make your feet itch. Do you really need these items? Because the memory of the person who gave them to you is much better than the Hello Kitty underwear you haven’t worn since college. 3. We keep “wishful” underwear. These are the bras and underwear and garters and bustiers we wish we fit into.These are the things we fit into once, but only after a week of the stomach flu.These are the things we wore before we had kids or before we understood the benefits of support. By keeping these things we chastise ourselves for not being where and who we were instead of celebrating who we are today.
By keeping underwear that is no longer “us” thanks to moths, washing machines or simply the passage of time, it’s clear to everyone around us how not “us” it really is. You’re not hiding behind that decade-old bra. In fact, you’re standing out because your curves aren’t showing you in your best light – and others know it. So clean out that underwear drawer. Get rid of things that are old, things you don’t like and things that don’t like you. Give them away or burn them in the backyard; but either way, declutter one of your sanctuaries. And you’ll find space for the things you love and the lingerie that loves you back.
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